Proof that creativity can strike at any moment, Buenos Aires–born architect and designer Daniel Germani was on a phone call when he began doodling the base of the Daniel Germani Designs Chaos console (custom-made, starting at $7,200). Those initial drawings evolved into the table’s modern matrix of curved tubular steel. Sourcing the perfect top for his piece was a little less accidental.

“I first met Cosentino at an industry event and was invited to visit their global manufacturing facilities in Spain,” Ger…